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上聯

上聯

See also: 上联

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	to ally; to unite; to join
trad. (上聯)		上	聯
simp. (上联)		上	联

Noun

上聯

first line of a couplet on a scroll

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shànglián

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ lyun⁴, soeng⁶ lyun^4-2
Min Nan (POJ): siōng-liân / siāng-liân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shànglián
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqlian
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed) (上聯兒／上联儿)⁺
  - Pinyin: shàngliánr
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqlial
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ljɑɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁶ lyun⁴, soeng⁶ lyun^4-2
  - Yale: seuhng lyùhn, seuhng lyún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ lyn⁴, soeng⁶ lyn^4-2
  - IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² lyːn²¹/, /sœːŋ²² lyːn²¹⁻³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-liân
  - Tâi-lô: siōng-liân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioxnglieen
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ liɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng-liân
  - Tâi-lô: siāng-liân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaxnglieen
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaŋ²²⁻²¹ liɛn¹³/